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TradeDoubler Interim / Quarterly Report 2008

Jan 29, 2009

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high costs impacted the results significantly

October – December (compared to the same quarter of the previous year)

  • Revenues decreased by 7.1% to 814.2 (872.4) MSEK.
  • Gross profit for the period increased by 4.2% to 195.0 (187.1) MSEK.
  • EBITDA decreased to 16.7 (73.8) MSEK.
  • Operating profit amounted to 8.8 (65.0) MSEK.
  • Profit after tax totalled 3.7 (44.1) MSEK.
  • Earnings per share after dilution amounted to 0.13 (1.54) SEK.
  • Cash flow from operating activities was 87.8 (38.8) MSEK.
  • Future cost efficiency measures have impacted results by 16.4 MSEK.
  • Group's long-term financing secured via subordinated debenture.
  • In December, Örjan Frid started as new CEO and Christer Elmehagen as new Chairman of the Board.

January – December (compared to the same period ot the previous year)

  • Revenues increased by 29.8% to 3,456.7 (2,663.6) MSEK.
  • Gross profit for the year increased by 17.5% to 747.1 (636.0) MSEK.
  • EBITDA decreased to 183.3 (214.1) MSEK.
  • Operating profit amounted to 149.9 (194.8) MSEK.
  • Profit after tax totalled 94.4 (152.3) MSEK.
  • Earnings per share after dilution amounted to 3.31 (5.34) SEK.
  • Cash flow from operating activities was 218.0 (140.4) MSEK.
  • The planned rate of expansion necessitated an increase in personnel. The rate of growth of the Group's operations has slowed, resulting in personnel redundancies at the end of the year.
  • The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting a dividend of 0.0 (2.75) SEK per share.

TradeDoubler has disclosed the information herein pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act. The information was submitted for publication at 08.00 CET January 29, 2009. This report has been prepared in both Swedish and English. In cases of variation in the content of the two versions, the Swedish version shall prevail.

CEO Comments

Profits in the Group decreased significantly during the fourth quarter due to costs that were too high. Compared to the third quarter of the year, expenses went up by 53.6 MSEK. In addition to a decrease in expenses of 18.7 MSEK for warrants, one time extraordinary expenses of 10.7 MSEK for severance pay to the former CEO and personnel redundancies, provisions for disputes and doubtful trade debtors within Search of 5.0 MSEK and expenses of 2.9 MSEK for adapting the IT system for behavioural targeting were charged to the fourth quarter. All together, the measures carried out have resulted in the fact that the Group now has a cost base for 2009 that is about ten percent lower than for the entire year 2008. The full effect of cost-efficiency measures is expected during the first quarter of 2009. During 2009, I will continue to carefully monitor the Group's costs in order to take necessary actions that will return costs to a level where margins can be improved again.

At the same time, the quarter has seen an increase in gross profits. This proves the strength of TradeDoubler's business model in a time of financial unrest and decreased consumption. The UK is once again showing stability under a new, fortified management team, and the Group's other primary markets, France and Germany, are also continuing to show strong performance. Even growth in the Group's smaller markets outside of the Nordic region continues to develop well. These positive results again confirm the strength of the Group's geographic spread and broad product portfolio.

The Group's exposure to currency, mainly EUR and GBP, has a negative impact on the Group's financial net income due to provisions for unrealised currency exchange losses. These

unrealised losses amounted to 15.7 MSEK at year-end. The British pound dropped to its lowest level of the quarter at the end of the year.

The Group's financial position improved and at year-end, the net loan debt was 154.1 (282.7) MSEK. Cash flow continues to remain stable, even if volatility between quarters is normal for the company's operations. The slump in the British market during the second quarter has led to a situation where the company has been unable to follow its amortisation plan. As a result, the company has issued a subordinated debenture and the Board of Director's will propose that no dividend will be paid for 2008.

In short, TradeDoubler is well positioned to meet customer demands. The potential for positive and stable growth is good, and as new CEO, there are several areas that will have my particular focus in 2009:

  • Ensure that the company's expenses are balanced against revenues and growth to secure continued positive margins.
  • Guarantee that operations within Search become a substantial asset on TradeDoubler's important markets so that the potential from the acquisition of IMW is given full leverage.
  • Improve the clarity of the customer benefits that TradeDoubler's services offer, and establish a more solutions-based profile in the market. The potential of what TradeDoubler can generate for companies that wish to increase benefits from digital marketing is considerable.

Örjan Frid

President and CEO

Market

Growth

Growth in digital marketing is driven primarily by increases in volumes and spending in e-commerce, Internet and broadband penetration and advertisers' division of marketing budgets. During the year, the market experienced the effects of the global recession and growth in the short term is uncertain. Research institutes have not yet revised their growth forecasts for e-commerce; however, one estimate is that growth figures will be reduced when forecasts are published during the spring of 2009.

There is an ongoing structural shift from traditional to digital marketing. Even if digital marketing is mainly performance based, that is, commissions are only generated if some form of transaction takes place, growth is being affected by the reduced marketing budgets of the companies that advertise. For a performance-based payment model, the conversion rate from impressions to actual transactions is even more significant during a period of economic recession. During 2009, TradeDoubler will continue to focus on increasing the conversion rate through what is known as behavioural targeting. The tests that were carried out in this area in the Swedish market during 2008 have instilled confidence in investments in behavioural targeting.

TradeDoubler's unique expertise within digital marketing paired with an international organisation has proven to be a successful combination. Together with an increased focus on customer benefits during the year, this has led to a substantial number of customers extending their cooperation with TradeDoubler.

Trends

One clear trend is the increased demand for one-stop-shop solutions within digital marketing. In addition, in-house and limited technical solutions are being replaced by turnkey solutions and technical platforms with the capacity to administrate all services. TradeDoubler is a leading participant in the market with an offering that allows it to integrate parts or all of a customer's digital marketing.

Seasonality

Traditionally, TradeDoubler's gross profits are normally strongest during the fourth quarter, followed by the first quarter of the year. The fourth quarter is driven by retail and electronics, sectors that peak during the Christmas season. The travel sector is normally strongest during the first and third quarters, during which sales in retail are also significant, mainly due to sales campaigns.

Advertisers and publishers

TradeDoubler's advertisers can be found primarily within travel, retail, consumer electronics and finance. At the end of the period, TradeDoubler had 1,744 (1,662) advertisers while the number of active publishers was 127,779 (120,816). The 25 largest advertisers generated 27.4 percent of net profits during the period. TradeDoubler's 25 largest publishers accounted for 17.5 percent of volume during the period. The Group's limited exposure to a small number of advertisers and publishers results in a diversified risk.

International client portfolio, i.e. clients served by TradeDoubler in three or more markets. The client portfolio varies over time.

Financial Development

Gross profit by market

MSEK Q4 -08 Q3 -08 Q2 -08 Q1 -08 Q4 -07 Q3 -07 Q2 -07 Q1 -07 Q4 vs Q4 2008 2007 -08 vs -07
UK 64.9 59.7 56.5 74.9 76.7 72.5 53.2 55.0 –15.4% 256.0 257.4 –0.5%
France 34.1 24.6 27.5 27.9 30.5 23.5 19.1 18.3 11.8% 114.1 91.4 24.8%
Germany 16.6 19.6 12.9 13.4 12.0 11.2 9.6 9.6 38.3% 62.5 42.4 47.5%
Nordic region 26.0 28.2 31.2 26.6 25.8 23.2 24.6 23.4 0.8% 112.0 97.0 15.5%
Rest of Europe+Japan 53.4 48.7 52.3 48.1 42.1 35.9 36.5 33.3 26.8% 202.5 147.8 37.0%
Totalt 195.0 180.8 180.4 190.9 187.1 166.3 143.0 139.6 4.2% 747.1 636.0 17.5%
Gross profit by revenue source
Total 195.0 180.8 180.4 190.9 187.1 166.3 143.0 139.6 4.2% 747.1 636.0 17.5%
Search 17.5 20.5 19.6 24.4 20.1 17.5 –12.9% 82.0 37.6 118.1%
Other 44.2 35.7 42.9 47.7 38.4 36.6 30.7 30.7 15.1% 170.5 136.4 25.0%
Transaction 133.3 124.6 117.9 118.8 128.6 112.2 112.3 108.9 3.6% 494.6 462.0 7.1%
MSEK Q4 -08 Q3 -08 Q2 -08 Q1 -08 Q4 -07 Q3 -07 Q2 -07 Q1 -07 Q4 vs Q4 2008 2007 -08 vs -07

EBITDA by revenue source

MSEK Q4 -08 Q3 -08 Q2 -08 Q1 -08
Transaction 13.8 38.8 33.6 37.6
Other 3.6 14.1 12.0 17.6
Search -0.7 3.6 3.4 5.8
Total 16.7 56.5 49.0 61.0

Revenues and profits

The Group's revenues in the fourth quarter fell by 7.1 percent to 814.2 (872.4) MSEK. After adjustments for currency, the decrease was 4.1 percent. Revenues during the quarter were affected by a drop in volume from a low margin customer within Search from the third quarter of 2008. During the year, revenues increased by 29.8 percent to 3,456.7 (2,663.6) MSEK.

Sales initiatives were high during the quarter, which has provided the Group with an inflow of new customers as well as additional sales to existing customers. Unfortunately, the quarter was also characterised by losses of customers, mainly within Search, which levelled the customer base as a whole. All in all, TradeDoubler's primary markets continue to develop positively and in line with expectations.

Sales continued to be strong within the Transaction product area. During the quarter, revenues went up by 10.9 percent to 597.0 (538.5) MSEK and for the year by 10.5 percent to 2,210.4 (2,000.8) MSEK. The increase is attributable to an ongoing process to improve efficiency in the existing programmes, customer profits for affiliate marketing and strong growth in the campaign product. An increase in the number of pan-European customers has meant that operations can capitalise on both size and scale.

Revenues from the Other product area increased during the quarter by 15.1 percent to 44.2 (38.4) MSEK and for the year by 26.5 percent to 172.5 (136.4) MSEK. Other reported a gross profit of 44.2 (38.4) MSEK on an annual basis, an increase of 15.1 percent. Td Integral improved sales for the fourth quarter in a row. Consultancy fees within Other dropped due to renegotiations with customers at the beginning of the year

Transaction = affiliate- and campaignproducts Other = license and consultancy fees Search = searchrelated products and services

as well as increased pressure on fixed fees that continued during the fourth quarter. Td Searchware is continuing to increase its sales. The implementation of td Integral (the integrated product Td Toolbox and Searchware4) in Japan, France and Poland was particularly successful.

Revenues from Search product area fell during the quarter by 41.5 percent to 173.0 (295.5) MSEK but increased during the year as a whole to 1,073.8 (526.4) MSEK. The sale of the Group's services within keyword marketing outside of the UK developed more slowly during the year than expected.

Margins for Transaction were impacted by price pressure mainly in the UK and decreased to 22.3 (23.9) percent for the quarter and 22.4 (23.9) percent for the year. Margins within Search increased to 10.1 (6.8) percent for the quarter and 7.6 percent for the year.

EBITDA decreased during the quarter by 77.4 percent to 16.7 (73.8) MSEK. For the year, EBITDA dropped by 14.4 percent

The Group's operating profit (EBIT) went down by 86.5 percent to 8.8 (65.0) MSEK for the quarter and decreased by 23.0 percent to 149.9 (194.8) MSEK for the year.

Profits in the Group decreased significantly during the fourth quarter due to costs that was too high. One-time extraordinary expenses comprising 10.7 MSEK for severance pay to the former CEO and personnel redundancies, 5.0 MSEK for provisions for disputes and doubtful trade debtors within Search and 2.9 MSEK for adapting the IT system for behavioural targeting were charged to the fourth quarter.

TradeDoubler's business model allows the Group to limit exposure to credit losses. Losses recorded during the year include mainly disputes with suppliers and losses of customers within Search, the operations of which have a slight exposure to credit risk.

Profit before tax decreased during the year by 38.3 percent to 129.0 (209.0) MSEK. Profit after tax decreased during the year by 38.0 percent to 94.4 (152.3) MSEK.

Earnings per share

The average number of shares after dilution during the quarter amounted to 28,451,633 resulting in earnings per share of 0.13 (1.54) SEK. The average number of shares after dilution was 28,523,275 and resulted in earnings per share of 3.31 (5.34) SEK.

Cash flow

Cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2008 amounted to 133.4 (224.2) MSEK. Cash flow from operations before changes in working capital totalled 101.9 (226.2) MSEK during the year. The change in working capital during the period was 116.1 (–85.8) MSEK. During the quarter, cash flow from operations before changes in working capital was 15.7 (59.9) MSEK and the change in working capital was 72.2 (–21.1) MSEK. Fluctuations in working capital between the quarters result mainly from trade debtors and creditors restricted to search engines and are considered normal for operations. Net investments in tangible assets during the period equalled –13.5 (–12.8) MSEK. Net investments in intangible assets amounted to –10.1 (–0.0) MSEK. Cash flow was also affected by a share buyback valued at –11.1 (0.0) MSEK for the period. At December 31, 2008, the Group had financing amounting to 287.5 (964.7) MSEK as well as a net debt of 153.4 (282.7) MSEK.

Financing

During the first quarter of 2009, the Group's bank loan will be amortised by 80.0 MSEK to 207.5 MSEK while at the same time the Company will raise a subordinated debenture of 50.0 MSEK. The subordinated debenture has a three-year tenor and will guarantee that the Group has access to essential financing in the foreseeable future. Interest on the debenture, which has been adjusted to conditions on the market, is STIBOR +13 percent. Redemption within 12 months is permitted at 104 percent of the nominal value and thereafter at the nominal value.

Currency and foreign exchange

The effects of the weakened GBP had a negative impact of 7.9 MSEK on the Group's gross profit compared with the fourth quarter of 2007. The strengthening of the Euro against the Swedish krona had a positive effect of 3.0 MSEK during the quarter. In total, currency effects had a negative impact of 2.6 percent on the Group's growth in gross profits during the quarter.

A total of 95.4 (96.0) percent of the Group's sales pertain to operations outside of Sweden, which means that fluctuations in foreign exchange rates impact the Group's profit and loss account and balance sheet. TradeDoubler does not hedge exchange rates.

Significant events after the closing date

See information under "Financing"

Employees

At the end of the year, TradeDoubler had 637 (550) employees, of which 37.0 (38.0) percent were female. During the year, the average number of employees was 624 (461).

William Cooper left his position as President and CEO and was replaced by Örjan Frid. During the fourth quarter, TradeDoubler carried out a personnel reduction programme corresponding to 38 full-time positions. In addition to the change of CEO, mainly trial employments have been terminated. The affected employees have been informed and will leave the company before March 31, 2009.

TradeDoubler share

On December 31, 2008, TradeDoubler had a share capital of 11.4 MSEK, divided into 28,581,633 shares with a ratio value of 0.4 SEK.

Extraordinary General Meeting

At an Extraordinary General Meeting held on December 19, 2008, Christer Elmehagen was elected new Chairman of the Board of Directors to replace Kjell Duveblad, who left the Board.

Dividend

Given the current negative economic climate, the Board of Directors has decided to recommend to the Annual General Meeting that no dividend be paid for 2008 (2.75 SEK per share).

Parent company

The Parent Company's sales decreased by 56.1 percent to 24.3 (55.3) MSEK during the fourth quarter. Sales relate primarily to license fees from subsidiaries. Losses for the fourth quarter after financial items amounted to 71.0 (7.6) MSEK. Profit for the period was 9.7 (74.2) MSEK. The average number of people employed by the Parent Company during the fourth quarter was 83 (99).

Related party transactions

Transactions with closely associated parties within the TradeDoubler Group essentially consist of license fees of 256.4 (262.8) MSEK, which the Parent Company charges the subsidiaries, and other revenue of 13.7 (13.5) MSEK. Transactions with closely related parties are priced on commercial terms and conditions. The Parent Company's receivables from subsidiaries totalled 588.9 (876.0) MSEK and include financing in connection with the purchase of IMW Group. The Parent Company's liabilities to subsidiaries amounted to 140.6 (196.1) MSEK. Intercompany transactions are eliminated in the consolidated accounts.

Incentive programme and share buy back

On May 6, 2008 the Annual General Meeting approved the Board of Directors' proposal for a performance-based share programme. The programme extends over five years, including a performance period of three years, and will comprise at most 240,000 "performance shares" targeted

at a maximum of 80 employees. The total cost in 2008 for the programme, calculated in accordance with IFRS 2, is 1.1 MSEK.

Following the authorisation, the company repurchased 130,000 shares, during the year, within the price interval between the high¬est buying price and the lowest selling price at Nasdaq OMX Stockholm Exchange.

A total of 65,000 shares were repurchased at a price of 112.5 SEK per share, 13,000 shares were repurchased at a price of 58 SEK per share and 52,000 shares were repurchased at a price of 57.75 SEK per share. This corresponds to an investment of a total of 11.1 MSEK for the year. TradeDoubler currently holds 130,000 shares in the company, which had an impact of 11.1 MSEK on equity capital.

Risk and factors of uncertainty

TradeDoubler's operations involve the development of advanced software and related services. TradeDoubler's business is expanding rapidly and internationally. In addition to customer and supplier relationships, risks include, but are not limited to, the level of customer acceptance of existing, new and upgraded products and services, the growth of overall market demand for the company's products, the company's relationships with third-party suppliers and the company's ability to accurately forecast and manage the volume of sales in various currencies. Both the Group and the Parent Company share these risks.

Accounting principles

This interim report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting and the Swedish Annual Accounts Act (Årsredovisningslagen). IFRIC11 has been applied since January 1, 2007. The accounting policies that have been applied are in agreement with the accounting policies that were used in the preparation of the company's latest annual report. The company has adapted its accounts in accordance with the rules governing the capitalisation of development costs during the period in accordance with IFRS. A description of the accounting policies can be found in Note 1 of the Annual Report for 2007.

New or revised IFRS standards or IFRIC interpretations, which came into force on January 1, 2008, have not had an effect on the Group's profits or financial position.

The Parent Company prepares its accounts in accordance with RFR 2.1, "Accounting for Legal Entities" and the Annual Accounts Act.

Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting for 2008 will be held at 16.00 CET on May 6, 2009 at Norra Latin in Stockholm. The Annual Report for 2008 will be published on April 20, 2009 on TradeDoubler's website and will be available at TradeDoubler's headquarters in Stockholm. The Annual Report will also be distributed by post approximately two weeks before the Annual General Meeting to those shareholders who have so requested.

Presentation of the financial report

This report was made public at 8.00 CET on January 29, 2009 and published concurrently on TradeDoubler's website at www.tradedoubler.com. There will be a telephone conference at 10.00 CET on the same day hosted by Örjan Frid, President and CEO, and Casper Seifert, CFO, who will present the results for the period.

To participate in the conference call, please dial: Sweden: +46 (0)8 5052 0110 International: +44 (0)20 7162 0077

Forthcoming reporting dates:

  • Q1 2009 May 6, 2009
  • AGM May 6, 2009
  • Q2 2009 August 18, 2009
  • Q3 2009 November 3, 2009
  • Q4 2009 February 2, 2010

For more information, please contact

Örjan Frid, President and CEO +46-8-405 08 00 Casper Seifert, CFO +46-8-405 08 27 Ann-Charlotte Johansson, Group IR Manager +46-8-405 08 05

Stockholm, January 29, 2009

On behalf of the Board of Directors

Örjan Frid

President and CEO

This Interim Report has not been subject to review by the auditors.

Consolidated Income Statement

Jan–Dec 2008 Jan–Dec 2007 Oct–Dec 2008 Oct–Dec 2007
3,456,696 2,663,642 814,239 872,420
–2,709,611 –2,027,619 –619,206 –685,303
747,085 636,023 195,033 187,117
–420,315 –310,459 –127,444 –78,481
–122,278 –102,567 –43,292 –34,602
–54,551 –28,164 –15,540 –9,031
149,941 194,833 8,757 65,003
–20,965 14,123 –5,240 –8,250
128,976 208,956 3,517 56,753
–34,572 –56,609 163 –12,670
94,404 152,347 3,680 44,083
3.31 5.42 0.13 1.56
3.31 5.34 0.13 1.54
28,532,275 28,092,179 28,451,633 28,320,348
28,532,275 28,546,284 28,451,633 28,567,493

Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

TSEK Jan–Dec 2008 Jan–Dec 2007 Oct–Dec 2008 Oct–Dec 2007
Operating activities
Profit before tax 128,976 208,956 3,516 56,753
Adjustments for non-cash items 21,699 33,233 8,783 3,150
Income taxes paid –48,786 –16,000 3,341 –24
Cash flow from operating activities before change in working capital 101,889 226,189 15,640 59,879
Changes in working capital 116,090 –85,785 72,159 –21,127
Cash flow from operating activities 217,979 140,404 87,799 38,752
Investing activities
Net investment of intangible fixed assets –10,106 –820 447
Net investment of subsidiaries –722,692 –20,700
Net investment of tangible fixed assets –13,555 –12,763 –5,057 –5,595
Cash flow from investment activities –23,661 –735,455 –5,877 –25,848
Financing activities
New share issues 49 7,030 6,884
Purchase own shares –11,070
Current investments 477,485 –477,485 –477,485
External loan 400,000 994,122 487,222
Amortisation loan –1,077,880 –37,942
Dividend –78,599 –140,076
Cash flow from financing activities –290,015 383,591 –37,942 16,621
CASH FLOW FOR THE PERIOD –95,697 –211,460 43,980 29,525
Cash and cash equivalents on opening date 224,157 433,082 82,605 190,811
Translation difference in cash and cash equivalents 4,929 2,535 6,807 3,821
Cash and cash equivalents on closing date 133,389 224,157 133,389 224,157
Adjustment for non-cash items
Depreciation 33,327 19,255 7,978 8,789
Expenses attributable to share related programs –11,628 13,978 805 –5,639
Total non-cash items 21,699 33,233 8,783 3,150

Consolidated Balance Sheet

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 1,551,286 2,236,997
Total current liabilities 1,242,140 1,841,341
Accrued expenses and deferred income 52,587 49,258
Bank overdraft facility 249,327
Debt to financial institute 37,500 964,707
Other current liabilities 294,824 209,703
Tax liability 24,497 48,100
Publisher payable 396 707 311,660
Accounts payable 186,698 3 257,913
Current liabilities
Total long-term liabilities 17,232 34,348
Other provisions 1,121
Deferred tax liability 17,232 33,227
Long-term liabilities
Shareholders' equity 291,914 361,308
SHARE
HOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
TOTAL ASSETS 1,551,286 2,236,997
Total current assets 849,650 1,431,154
Cash and cash equivalents 133,389 224,157
Other current receivables 25,410 28,406
Current Investments 477,485
Prepaid expenses and accrued income 16,903 15,357
Accounts receivable 673,948 2 685,749
Current assets
Total fixed assets 701,636 805,843
Deferred tax assets 45,829 49,455
Other long-term receivables 1,475 803
Tangible fixed assets 22,675 24,918
Intangible fixed assets 631,657 730,667
Fixed assets
ASSETS 1
TSEK 31 Dec 2008 31 Dec 2007

1 Pledged assets in term of stocks in subsidiaries amounts to 171,5 (201,0)MSEK

2 Accounts receivable for search was 120,1 (209,3) MSEK

3 Accounts payable to search engines 155,8 (233,0) MSEK

Change in Consolidated Shareholders' equity

TSEK Jan–Dec 2008 Jan–Dec 2007 Oct–Dec 2008 Oct–Dec 2007
Shareholders' equity on opening date 361,308 348,965 319,312 312,293
Exchange rate effect adjusted to Equity –62,550 –33,567 –31,882 –9,753
Profit for the period 94,404 152,347 3,679 44,083
Share buy back –11,070
New share issue 49 7,030 6,884
Dividend –78,599 –140,076
IFRS cost share related programs –11,628 13,978 –4,830
Tax effect on share option exercise 12,631 805 12,631
Total shareholders' equity on closing date 291,914 361,308 291,914 361,308

Quarterly Results

TSEK Oct–Dec 2008 Jul–Sep 2008 Apr–Jun 2008 Jan–Mar 2008 Oct–Dec 2007
Revenue 814,229 788,527 866,910 987,020 872,420
Quarter-on-quarter growth (%) 3.3 –9.0 –12.0 13.1 15.2
Cost of services sold (publisher compensation) –619,206 –607,722 –686,524 –796,159 –685,303
Gross profit 195,033 180,805 180,386 190,861 187,117
Quarter-on-quarter growth (%) 7.9 0.2 –5.5 2.0 12.6
Selling expenses –127,444 –98,309 –98,108 –96,454 –78,481
Administrative expenses –43,292 –21,626 –26,494 –30,866 –34,602
Development expenses –15,540 –12,885 –15,085 –11,041 –9,031
Operating profit 8,757 47,985 40,699 52,500 65,003
Net financial items –5,240 –1,051 –11,765 –2,909 –8,250
Profit before tax 3,517 46,934 28,934 49,591 56,753
Income tax expense 163 –12,189 –11,759 –10,786 –12,670
Net profit 3,680 34,745 17,175 38,805 44,083

Key Data

TSEK Oct–Dec 2008 Jul–Sep 2008 Apr–Jun 2008 Jan–Mar 2008 Oct–Dec 2007
Operating margin (%) 1.1 6.1 4.7 5.3 7.5
EBITDA 16,734 56,563 48,926 61,046 73,792
EBITDA margin (%) 2.1 7.2 5.6 6.2 8.5
Equity ratio (%) 18.8 20.2 18.2 21.4 16.2
Return on equity (%) 30.9 44.1 47.4 44.3 46.1
Return on Invested capital 1.9 6.2 4.4 7.7 4.8
Return on capital employed 2.5 14.1 12.5 14.2 16.4
Number of employees on closing date 637 638 644 594 550
Average number of employees 640 642 631 587 557
Transaction Margin (%) 22.3 23.0 22.9 22.3 23.9
Search Margin (%) 10.1 9.8 6.3 6.5 6.8
Diluted earnings per share (SEK) 0.13 1.22 0.60 1.36 1.54

Five Years in Summary

IFRS 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
Revenue (TSEK) 3,456,696 2,663,642 1,744,080 1,085,047 597,744
Gross Profit (TSEK) 747 085 636 023 480 297 314 480 188 531
Operating margin (%) 4.3 7.3 10.9 4.0 9.3
EBITDA (TSEK) 183,268 214,088 196,474 48,118 58,167
EBITDA margin (%) 5.3 8.0 11.3 4.4 9.7
Equity/assets ratio (%) 18.8 16.2 38 35 31
Return on capital employed (%) 47,5 27 74 34 94
Return on shareholders' equity (%) 28.9 43 52 28 103
Risk-bearing capital (%) 19.9 17.6 38.5 35 31
Number of employees at end of year 637 550 351 256 160
Average number of employees 624 461 308 222 130

Definitions

Operating margin – Operating profit as a percentage of revenue.

EBITDA – EBITDA is earnings before tax, net financial items and depreciation/amortisation and impairment.

EBITDA-margin – EBITDA as a percentage of revenue.

Return on capital employed – Operating profit plus interest income as a percentage of average capital employed, calculated as opening and closing capital employed divided by two.

Return on equity – equity Return on equity is calculated for the Group as profit for the year as a percentage of average equity.

Return on invested capital – Net operating profit less adjusted taxes divided by invested capital.

Equity/assets ratio – Shareholders' equity as a percentage of the balance sheet total.

Percentage of risk-bearing capital – Total of shareholders' equity, minority interests, shareholder loans and deferred tax liabilities divided by total assets.

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Income Statement – Parent Company

TSEK Jan–Dec 2008 Jan–Dec 2007 Oct–Dec 2008 Oct–Dec 2007
Revenue 270,100 276,368 24,281 57,606
Cost of services sold –10,246 –10,687 –3,133 –2,258
Gross profit 259,854 265,681 21,148 55,348
Selling expenses –16,794 –30,638 –6,098 –5,792
Administrative expenses –98,327 –95,899 –36,555 –38,055
Development expenses –46,170 –28,152 –13,764 –9,018
Operating profit 99,563 110,992 –35,269 2,483
Net financial items –86,087 –7,615 –64,469 8,466
Profit before tax 12,476 103,377 –99,738 10,949
Income tax expense –2,778 –29,162 28,722 –3,330
Net profit 9,698 74,215 –71,016 7,619

Balance Sheet – Parent Company

TSEK 31 Dec 2008 31 Dec 2007
ASSETS
Fixed assets
Property, plant and equipment 8,181 7,586
Investment in Group companies 52,787 58,246
Other longterm assets 536 552
Total fixed assets 61,504 66,384
Current assets
Accounts receivable 2,936 2,539
Receivables from Group companies 588 892 4 842,954
Other current receivables 3,100 6,373
Prepaid expenses and accrued income 8,824 1,186
Total current assets 603,752 853,052
Investments 477,485
Total investments 477,485
Cash and cash equivalents 2,612 102,517
Total current assets 606,364 1,433,054
TOTAL ASSETS 667,868 1,499,438
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Shareholders' equity 114,921 206,473
Current liabilities
Accounts payable 15,070 8,660
Liabilities to Group companies 140,690 196,151
Current tax 3,132 53,130
Debts to Financial institute 37,500 964,707
Bank overdraft facility 249,327
Other current liabilities 95,032 57,968
Accrued expenses and deferred income 12,196 12,349
Total Current Liabilities 552,947 1,292,965
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 667,868 1,499,438

4 Part of the receivables is an internal loan between the parent company and the subsidiary in the UK relating to the acquisition of the IMW group.

Assets pledged and Contingent Liabilities – Parent Company

TSEK 31 Dec 2008 31 Dec 2007
Assets pledged 4,537 488,580
Rent deposits 536 552
Contingent liabilities

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